#(44) by Hand:,by David Lance Goinesma Artist Printed Limited Edition Poster

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#(44) BY HAND:

First edition of 2398 of which 100 copies are signed 1-100, 26 … Read more Click on image for detail
#(44) BY HAND:

First edition of 2398 of which 100 copies are signed 1-100, 26 copies are signed A-Z as artist's proofs, and four sets are signed as progressives.

December 6, 1974 Five colors 18" x 24"

Client: Susan Carr & Elaine Crosswhite, By Hand, 1508a Walnut, Berkeley CA 94709. Telephone (510) 849-2093 3 copies and A-Z: artist's own use Progressives: One set to By Hand

(Images of an Era: The American Poster 1945-1975, The National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1975)

Second printing of 4133 of which 26 copies are signed A-Z as artist's proofs, and five sets are signed as progressives. No alterations.

Influence: René Magritte

By hand. Everything used to be made by hand. Nobody in 1750 would have said, "This skirt was hand-made." Wouldn't have made any sense. "By hand" is what is called a "retronym." When something comes along that casts its predecessor in a new light, first the new thing and then the old thing get renamed. So we have "acoustic guitars," and "electric guitars," where before we only had "guitars." All ships were sailing ships, all furniture was made by craftsmen-not necessarily competent ones, of course. Just because it's old doesn't mean it was any good to begin with; merely that it has transcended the random disasters that visit all material goods, and their owners, too. History is written by the victors, and our image of the past is formed by the people and things that survived.

DAVID LANCE GOINES
David Lance Goines (May 29, 1945 – February 19, 2023), was an American artist, calligrapher, printmaker, typographer, printing entrepreneur, and author,

Goines art style has been described as "minimalist". In 1982, Goines published the calligraphic classic A Constructed Roman Alphabet, which won him the 1983 American Book Award. Several books collecting his poster art have been published as well. Goines' art and posters can be found in international museum collections, including the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts,[12] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Musee de la Publicite, Oakland Museum of California,[ Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Rochester Institute of Technology.

In addition to his artistic and calligraphic work, Goines was also a non-fiction author who had written about political activism. His book The Free Speech Movement: Coming of Age in the 1960s, was published in 1993.

Goines had enjoyed a friendship with the restaurateur Alice Waters since they were both teenagers. Every year Goines created a Chez Panisse anniversary poster and has illustrated many Chez Panisse cookbooks. He also designed the logotype and lettering for a number of Berkeley-based businesses, past and present, including Velo-Sport (a bicycle store) and the Scharffen Berger Chocolate Company.

A strong advocate of the voluntary blood donor system, Goines claimed to have donated a cumulative total of 20 gallons of blood during his life.

Goines died in Berkeley, California, on February 19, 2023, at the age of 77. See less